"prehistoric" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more prehistoric [comparative], most prehistoric [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒɹɪk Etymology: From pre- (“before”) + historic, q.v., similar to slightly earlier ante-historic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|historic|t1=before}} pre- (“before”) + historic, {{m|en|ante-historic}} ante-historic Head templates: {{en-adj}} prehistoric (comparative more prehistoric, superlative most prehistoric)
  1. (properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record. Synonyms: ante-historic Translations (of relating to the epoch before written record): parahistorik (Albanian), prehistorik (Albanian), مَا قَبْلَ التَّارِيخ (mā qabla t-tārīḵ) (Arabic), նախապատմական (naxapatmakan) (Armenian), prehistóricu (Asturian), tarixdən qabaqkı (Azerbaijani), дагістары́чны (dahistarýčny) (Belarusian), প্রাগৈতিহাসিক (pragōitihaśik) (Bengali), предистори́чески (predistoríčeski) (Bulgarian), prehistòric (Catalan), 史前的 (shǐqián de) (Chinese Mandarin), pravěký (Czech), forhistorisk (Danish), prehistorisch (Dutch), prahistoria (Esperanto), eelajalooline (Estonian), fyrisøguligur (Faroese), esihistoriallinen (Finnish), préhistorique (French), prehistórico (Galician), პრეისტორიული (ṗreisṭoriuli) (Georgian), წინარეისტორიული (c̣inareisṭoriuli) (Georgian), წინაისტორიული (c̣inaisṭoriuli) (Georgian), vorgeschichtlich (German), vorhistorisch (German), prähistorisch (German), προϊστορικός (proïstorikós) (Greek), פרהיסטורי (prehistóri) (Hebrew), प्रागैतिहासिक (prāgaitihāsik) (Hindi), történelem előtti (Hungarian), forsögulegur (Icelandic), prehistoriala (Ido), prasejarah (Indonesian), preistorico (Italian), 先史の (senshi no) (alt: せんしの) (Japanese), 先史時代の (senshi jidai no) (alt: せんしじだいの) (Japanese), тарихқа дейінгі (tarixqa deiıñı) (Kazakh), тарихтан бұрынғы (tarixtan būrynğy) (Kazakh), បុរេប្រវត្តិ (poreeprɑvŏət) (Khmer), 선사의 (seonsa-ui) (Korean), 선사 시대의 (seonsa sidae-ui) (Korean), тарыхка чейинки (tarıhka ceyinki) (Kyrgyz), тарыхтан мурунку (tarıhtan murunku) (Kyrgyz), aizvēsturisks (Latvian), priešistorinis (Lithuanian), предисториски (predistoriski) (Macedonian), prasejarah (Malay), preistoriku (Maltese), pêşdîrokî (Northern Kurdish), forhistorisk (Norwegian Bokmål), forhistorisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), prehistoryczny (Polish), pré-histórico (Portuguese), preistoric (Romanian), доистори́ческий (doistoríčeskij) (Russian), ro-eachdraidheil (Scottish Gaelic), prètpovijēsnī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), pràpovijēsnī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), praveký (Slovak), prazgodovinski (Slovene), prehistórico (Spanish), förhistorisk (Swedish), sinauna (Tagalog), tarih öncesi (Turkish), доістори́чний (doistorýčnyj) (Ukrainian), tarixdan ilgarigi (Uzbek), tiền sử (alt: 先史) (Vietnamese), rujenavik (Volapük), cynhanesyddol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-prehistoric-en-adj-~gCPXr6L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'of relating to the epoch before written record': 95 5
  2. (inexact or humorous) Ancient; very old, outdated, etc. Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: antediluvian Translations (outdated): préhistorique (French)
    Sense id: en-prehistoric-en-adj-ZGWrli3y Disambiguation of Time: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'outdated': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pre-historic Derived forms: prehistorically, prehistoric age Related terms: prehistory, precontact

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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "pravěký"
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          "lang": "Danish",
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          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṗreisṭoriuli",
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣inareisṭoriuli",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "წინარეისტორიული"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣inaisṭoriuli",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "წინაისტორიული"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "vorgeschichtlich"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "vorhistorisch"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "prähistorisch"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "proïstorikós",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "προϊστορικός"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "prehistóri",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "פרהיסטורי"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "prāgaitihāsik",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "प्रागैतिहासिक"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "történelem előtti"
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "forsögulegur"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "prehistoriala"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "prasejarah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "preistorico"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "alt": "せんしの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "senshi no",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "先史の"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "alt": "せんしじだいの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "senshi jidai no",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "先史時代の"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "tarixqa deiıñı",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "тарихқа дейінгі"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "tarixtan būrynğy",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "тарихтан бұрынғы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "poreeprɑvŏət",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "បុរេប្រវត្តិ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seonsa-ui",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "선사의"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seonsa sidae-ui",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "선사 시대의"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "pêşdîrokî"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "tarıhka ceyinki",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "тарыхка чейинки"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "tarıhtan murunku",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "тарыхтан мурунку"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "aizvēsturisks"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "priešistorinis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "predistoriski",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "предисториски"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "prasejarah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "preistoriku"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "forhistorisk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "forhistorisk"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "prehistoryczny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "pré-histórico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "preistoric"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "doistoríčeskij",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "доистори́ческий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "ro-eachdraidheil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
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          "word": "prètpovijēsnī"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
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          "word": "pràpovijēsnī"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "praveký"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "prazgodovinski"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "prehistórico"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "förhistorisk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "sinauna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "tarih öncesi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "doistorýčnyj",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "доістори́чний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "tarixdan ilgarigi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "alt": "先史",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "tiền sử"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "rujenavik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
          "word": "cynhanesyddol"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "Ancient; very old, outdated, etc."
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        "(inexact or humorous) Ancient; very old, outdated, etc."
      ],
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        }
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "lang": "French",
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        }
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    }
  ],
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    "Prehistory"
  ],
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}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms prefixed with pre-",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒɹɪk",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒɹɪk/4 syllables",
    "en:Time"
  ],
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    },
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    }
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      "word": "precontact"
    }
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          "ref": "1832 October, Foreign Quarterly Review, page 369",
          "text": "Was it then in a pre-historic time that the Romans wandered into these lands?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 137",
          "text": "The cartoon image of prehistoric woman being dragged by the hair by her caveman-husband probably conditions the perceptions of archaeologists far more than they realize.",
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        "(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record."
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          "word": "ante-historic"
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        "Ancient; very old, outdated, etc."
      ],
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        "(inexact or humorous) Ancient; very old, outdated, etc."
      ],
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      "rhymes": "-ɒɹɪk"
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      "word": "pre-historic"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "parahistorik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prehistorik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mā qabla t-tārīḵ",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "مَا قَبْلَ التَّارِيخ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "naxapatmakan",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "նախապատմական"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prehistóricu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "tarixdən qabaqkı"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dahistarýčny",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "дагістары́чны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "pragōitihaśik",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "প্রাগৈতিহাসিক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predistoríčeski",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "предистори́чески"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prehistòric"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǐqián de",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "史前的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "pravěký"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "forhistorisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prehistorisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prahistoria"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "eelajalooline"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "fyrisøguligur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "esihistoriallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "préhistorique"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prehistórico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗreisṭoriuli",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "პრეისტორიული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣inareisṭoriuli",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "წინარეისტორიული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣inaisṭoriuli",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "წინაისტორიული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "vorgeschichtlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "vorhistorisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prähistorisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "proïstorikós",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "προϊστορικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "prehistóri",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "פרהיסטורי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "prāgaitihāsik",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "प्रागैतिहासिक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "történelem előtti"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "forsögulegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prehistoriala"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prasejarah"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "preistorico"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せんしの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "senshi no",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "先史の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せんしじだいの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "senshi jidai no",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "先史時代の"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "tarixqa deiıñı",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "тарихқа дейінгі"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "tarixtan būrynğy",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "тарихтан бұрынғы"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "poreeprɑvŏət",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "បុរេប្រវត្តិ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seonsa-ui",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "선사의"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seonsa sidae-ui",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "선사 시대의"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "pêşdîrokî"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "tarıhka ceyinki",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "тарыхка чейинки"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "tarıhtan murunku",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "тарыхтан мурунку"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "aizvēsturisks"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "priešistorinis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "predistoriski",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "предисториски"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prasejarah"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "preistoriku"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "forhistorisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "forhistorisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prehistoryczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "pré-histórico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "preistoric"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "doistoríčeskij",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "доистори́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "ro-eachdraidheil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "prètpovijēsnī"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "pràpovijēsnī"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "praveký"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prazgodovinski"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "prehistórico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "förhistorisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "sinauna"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "tarih öncesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "doistorýčnyj",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "доістори́чний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "tarixdan ilgarigi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "先史",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "tiền sử"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "rujenavik"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "of relating to the epoch before written record",
      "word": "cynhanesyddol"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "outdated",
      "word": "préhistorique"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Prehistory"
  ],
  "word": "prehistoric"
}

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